From there, the CableTV team referred to Google Trends to determine which Disney films each US state (and Canadian provincec) showed the most interest in over the last five years.

Minnesota's favorite classic Disney film? Aristocats.

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I guess I don't have a good reason to be surprised, but I am. I know our Central Minnesota audience well enough to know that they love their dogs, so I'm not sure who all the cat-lovers are or where they're hiding.

CableTV also determined that Lion King is the most popular classic Disney film at 17 states; 37 states favored a movie with an animal protagonist; and Hawaii's favorite film is Mulan which is little surprise considering 57% of the state's residents identify as Asian-American.